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Klarna's losses widen after more consumers fail to repay loans

https://www.ft.com/content/6c4bf393-c80b-42b7-993a-35270143f688

10•petethomas•3h ago

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toomuchtodo•3h ago

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toomuchtodo•3h ago

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silverquiet•3h ago

> Klarna, which presented Monday’s earnings via an AI-generated avatar of its chief executive

I've suspected for awhile now that the most easily automated job would be upper management.

cosmicgadget•3h ago

But could an AI come up with such a brazen gimmick to lure a big institution into buying them?

techpineapple•3h ago

Is it just me or is the Klarna news recently wild. This is all from the past 2 days:

1. This, Klarna's losses widen

2. Klarna's revenue per employee at 1 million https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/klarnas-revenue-per-employ...

3. Klarna's Backpedal's after making devastating mistake; (AI(https://www.thestreet.com/finance/klarna-backpedals-after-ma...

4. Klarn'as CEO lean's into company's image, using an AI doppelganger to deliver earnings highlights Klarna's CEO leans into his company's image, using an AI doppelganger to deliver earnings highlights (AI good) https://www.businessinsider.com/klarna-buy-now-pay-later-ai-...

5. Klarna reports fourth consecutive profitable quarter. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/klarna-reports-fourth-consecu...

bediger4000•3h ago

I saw that, and wondered about it as well. Odd for a media blitz.

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